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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBrian Friedman on his efforts trying to uncover MEREDITH MCIVER mystery
AN EYE OPENING CONVERSATION WITH THE NY TIMES DEAN BAQUEThttps://medium.com/brianrfriedman/an-eye-opening-conversation-with-the-ny-times-dean-baquet-fa40532b7399
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Speaking of Meredith, some people like myself have been trying to find her for almost a year now. You remember her shes the woman who stepped forward to accept responsibility for plagiarizing Michelle Obama for Melania Trumps GOP Convention speech. The New York Times along with other elite news organizations wrote puff-pieces about this former ballerina (https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/21/us/politics/melania-trump-speech-meredith-mciver.html?mcubz=1&_r=0), but no one could seem to speak to her or even find her.
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On Jul 13, 2017, at 9:29 AM, Brian Friedman wrote:
sure, im ridiculous to think trump invents people. https://apnews.com/e18f254c4ac84e6bab4ceed56401cc65
To my surprise, Dean responded quickly:
Sorry Brian but what we are working in is more important right now.
I respond:
what could be more important than making sure your star reporters didnt make a mistake that a high school newspaper wouldnt make?
Dean answers fairly demonstratively:
Breaking a fucking story about whether russia influenced the election
My response: again Dean this is about YOU and YOUR paper, not Trump.
Dean: Youve lost it if you dont know what Im talking about.
Me: of COURSE I know whats going on with Trump and Russia but that DOESNT CHANGE THE FACT that if it comes out your reporters wrote a puff piece about a fake or incapacitated person, YOU and your ENTIRE PAPER will look SILLY. It will LESSEN your credibility when you do write about Russia, or anything else.
I then felt the need to add: and the fact that YOU dont get THAT shows that the TIMES is under very poor leadership indeed.
(Okay, yeah, I went a little nuts with the CAPS LOCK.)
And Deans eloquent response:
From: Dean Baquet
Subject: Re:
To: Brian Friedman
Go away moron
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So, to sum up, we really dont know if Meredith McIver is real, alive, and well she may very well be. But I know the explanations from Team Trump for what happened at the time were completely ridiculous one involved Sean Spicer and a My Little Pony box (please, Google it); I know that other people searching for Meredith have received anonymous threats; I know that a phone conversation I had with Merediths alleged ex-boyfriend, Stephen Palitz, led to far more questions than answers; I know that fake social media accounts for Meredith popped up immediately after she accepted blame and suddenly and inexplicably began communicating in Russian before disappearing again; and I know that, overall, more questions shouldve been asked then and throughout the campaign because Trump has definitely not provided anyone with a reason to give him the benefit of the doubt.
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Brian Friedman on his efforts trying to uncover MEREDITH MCIVER mystery (Original Post)
Madam45for2923
Oct 2017
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I promise to never forget Meredith McIver! & will revisit her mystery once per season
Madam45for2923
Oct 2017
#1
We believe Meredith McIver worked for Trump in 2003, has been a ghost since. #FindMcIver
Madam45for2923
Oct 2017
#7
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)1. I promise to never forget Meredith McIver! & will revisit her mystery once per season
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)4. Where's McIver tshirt
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)2. Kick
Gotta read this again.
sagesnow
(2,876 posts)3. Free Meredith McIver NOW! :)
Is she being held hostage in Trump Towers?
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)7. We believe Meredith McIver worked for Trump in 2003, has been a ghost since. #FindMcIver
We believe Meredith McIver worked for Trump in 2003, has been a ghost since.
John Miller-Barron reboot?
#FindMcIver
Link to tweet
PatSeg
(49,831 posts)12. And is Mueller
filing criminal charges against her???
Brother Buzz
(38,179 posts)5. I understand Meredith McIver is shacked up with Rick Astley
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)9. The plot thickens!!
kimbutgar
(24,014 posts)6. She co wrote a book with twitler.
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)8. Yep and he blamed her in some deposition about $ figures "typo"
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)10. Help Meredith! Silenced by Donald NDA.

rurallib
(63,402 posts)11. I believe she was lost in the Bowling Green Massacre
or was that John Baron?
Possibly John Miller.
hard to keep track of people that don't exist.
muriel_volestrangler
(102,962 posts)13. I think Dean Baquet does sum the situation up pithily
Collaboration by the Trump campaign with Russia is an important story. The visibility of McIver is not. Focus, people.
yardwork
(65,322 posts)14. Piers Morgan claimed to be friends with Meredith.
That alone probably proves that she's fake.
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)15. LOL! Unbelievable about this woman!